I rarely update this blog but I'm so fucking bored. Bored by idiocy, not humanity. So bored that discourse has become so dumb. Some...

This week has been the strangest so far in lockdown by some distance. Too much work, guilt and random acts of kindness by friends has...

In this tutorial I am going to teach you how to shade the Viking longhouse you drew in the previous tutorial using a technique called...

To follow on from my first tutorial I am going to show you how to draw a basic Viking longhouse in 2 point perspective. We will be...

Quite a few people have been asking me to teach them or there kids how to draw, or just to give some tips on there drawing while we are...

Like most creative people i know I enjoy spending the majority of my time in a room by myself. I prefer to order food online rather than...

Our first week of lockdown is complete. I'm fortunate that I'm used to working from home and enjoy sitting on my arse playing computer...

Hi Liv how are you? Hey Rich, I’m just getting back to work after some time off recovering from an Op. Honoured to be chosen by you for...

The first month of 2020 is over so I thought I would give you guys an update on what I’m up to as my work focus has changed slightly this...

I'm really not sure why I agreed to write a blog about about planning work. Those of you that know me know I don't really like to plan....

If you asked me when I was in primary school what I would like to be when I grow up I would of said archaeologist. If you asked me what I...

As part of what I do I sometimes work in public, whether that is painting a mural, working at art events or just drawing in a pub, things...

It is no secret that people are expected to work longer, harder hours and in the creative industries that is no different. Wether you are...

1. How the industry works Not one person during four years on Ba Graphic Design Degree explained to us how the creative industries work,...

The results of the 2nd annual illustrators survey, by Ben The Illustrator and Hire an illustrator have been released. 1,443 illustrators...

In July I will have been a freelance illustrator, designer and artist for 10 years. Like most people who have freelanced for a while I...

So... This is something that has been requested by several people, as well as being something that I have been putting off for some time...